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Cheteshwar Pujara in action during the U19 World Cup in 2006. (File)

When Cheteshwar Pujara won, India won

August 25, 2025 12:44 pm

Who knows — the recent accolade-earning draw in England could well have been a victory had India had a number 3 of Pujara’s class. Perhaps this was the only chink in the batting armoury on that tour

India's Cheteshwar Pujara walks off the pitch after being given out caught behind off the bowling of Australia's Pat Cummins on the fourth day of the ICC World Test Championship Final between India and Australia at The Oval cricket ground in London, Saturday, June 10, 2023. (AP Photo)

Cheteshwar Pujara interview: 'In tough times you need that spiritual power ... I get strength.'

August 26, 2025 9:47 pm

Pujara speaks to The Indian Express about the art of batting time, copping blows on the body and the routine he developed for keeping his eye on the ball.

Cheteshwar Pujara announced his retirement from all forms of Indian cricket on Sunday. (BCCI)

Ravi Shastri reveals why Cheteshwar Pujara was 'real warrior' of Indian Cricket Team

August 24, 2025 9:53 pm

Pujara’s traits as a ‘real warrior’ — as Shastri called him — were best demonstrated when Pujara scored 56 off 211 balls during India’s historic win at the Gabba in 2021.

File image of Cheteshwar Pujara, his wife Puja, Anil Kumble and Rohit Sharma during the book launch of The Diary of a Cricketer's Wife' penned by Pujara's wife, Puja, in Mumbai. (Express Photo by Devendra Pandey)

Rohit Sharma’s funny Pujara story from U-14 days: ‘Mummy kya karu, woh ladka 3 din batting karta hai’

August 25, 2025 8:16 am

Rohit Sharma also revealed that once during a India A tour of West Indies, Pujara had been mugged when he went out of the hotel at night ignoring the advice of the other players like Sharma.

Cheteshwar Pujara bowed out as much of a match-winner as any contemporary, building 58 Indian wins with 4,408 runs across 13 years, brick-by-brick. (Sportzpics)

Cheteshwar Pujara retires: Nearly 30 percent of Indian team's runs were scored when he was at the crease, faced over 16 percent of deliveries

August 26, 2025 9:48 pm

Cheteshwar Pujara batted for 124.14 minutes per innings on an average, third most time spend at the crease among India's modern batting greats - only Rahul Dravid (154.3) and Sachin Tendulkar (125.5) were ahead.

Cheteshwar Pujara retires: The world took time to appreciate Cheteshwar's method, but the Pujaras stuck to their philosophy of grind and grit

August 26, 2025 9:48 pm

Cheteshwar Pujara is an outlier, the lone specialist batsman who isn’t from a major metro. In the crowd of achievers from Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad – he is the lone small-towner

Cheteshwar Pujara explains the challenges and mental skills needed to succeed in England. (BCCI)

Express Interview with Cheteshwar Pujara: - Indian batsmen have to play late, cut out few shots but turnaround time between IPL and Tests not ideal

June 19, 2025 8:29 pm

Pujara believes the first Test pitch at Headingley won’t suit finger spinners but if India play Kuldeep Yadav instead of Ravindra Jadeja, they might worry about their batting depth.